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Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 7: 149 (1792)

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Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.


Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.
Distribuzione in Europa


Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Lamiales
Family / Famiglia: Lamiaceae

Genus / Genere: Mentha

Species / Specie

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Menta a foglie rotonde

English name: Round-leaved mint
US name: Apple Mint
French name: menthe à feuilles rondes
German name: Apfelminze
Spanish name: mastranzo
Portuguese name: mentastro

Forma biologica: H scap
Periodo di fioritura: V-X
Tipo corologico: Euri-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/600 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Mentha rotundifolia auct., non (L.) Huds.
Mentha macrostachya Ten.


Sottospecie:
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. ssp. insularis (Req.) Greuter
Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. ssp. suaveolens

Images / Immagini

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Credit: Photo by Leo Michels - Source: http://www.imagines-plantarum.de/ Public domain image Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this photo for any purpose. It's recommended to cite the author and the source.

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 150. The copyright of this image has expired. This applies to those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years (United States, Canada, the European Union etc.). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this line-drawing for any purpose.

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Lamiaceae:

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti